Augustus

[aʊ̯ˈɡʊstʊs]

/[aʊ̯ˈɡʊstʊs]/ name

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The verdict

“Augustus” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,639. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,639
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-augustus · Augustus · German

Augustus · rank #16,639 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,639
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aufzulösen

Nearest frequency peer: aufzulösen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Augustus“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Augustus“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Augustus vs August
75% similar
Augustus vs Auguste
75% similar
Augustus vs augusta
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Augustus
PropertyValue
HeadwordAugustus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[aʊ̯ˈɡʊstʊs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,639
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Augustus“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Augustusliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „aufzulösen“ (#16,638), „auspacken“ (#16,640), „Babylon“ (#16,641). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Augustus“ bei #16,639. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Augustus (IPA [aʊ̯ˈɡʊstʊs]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #16,639 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Augustus, with forms such as "aguustus", "auggustus", and "augsutus". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "August", "Auguste", "augusta", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Augustus, spelled A-U-G-U-S-T-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Augustus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „In jener Zeit erließ Kaiser Augustus den Befehl an alle Bewohner seines Weltreichs, sich ´in Steuerlisten` eintragen zu lassen.“

This word in other languages

Augustus(English)Augusto(Español)Auguste(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aguustus
  • auggustus
  • augsutus
  • augusstus
  • augustsu
  • augusttus
  • augustuss
  • augusuts
  • augutsus
  • auugstus
  • uagustus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Augustus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aguustus2auggustus1augsutus2augusstus1augustsu2augusttus1augustuss1augusuts2
Edit distance from "Augustus"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Augustus"?
"Augustus" is spelled A-U-G-U-S-T-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [aʊ̯ˈɡʊstʊs].
What does "Augustus" mean?
As a proper noun, "Augustus" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Augustus"?
"Augustus" is commonly confused with "August", "Auguste", "augusta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Augustus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Augustus" is [aʊ̯ˈɡʊstʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Augustus" come from?
"Augustus" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Augustus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

begreift#16,644birthday#16,649Angebots#16,625drohende#16,679

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Babylon11 variantsChirurg11 variantsWendung11 variantsDesigns11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list